Nyjer Morgan celebrates his double in the fifth inning of the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the NLCS.

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The Brewers, behind starter Randy Wolf, knocked off the Cardinals, 4-2, evening the National League Championship Series at two games apiece. The Brewers, who played Game 5 tonight at Busch Stadium, and no matter what transpires, nothing can be decided until they're at home in Milwaukee this weekend.

"Our confidence was always there," Brewers second baseman Rickey Weeks said, "but I think we have a pretty good chance now. It's great knowing we're going back home."

The Brewers had not won a postseason road game since 1982 until Thursday, snapping an eight-game skid, the second-longest in baseball. They know they'll be going home in front of their zany fans, where they've gone 61-25 this year, with a major-league leading .704 winning percentage in the regular season.

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"It's real important for us to go back home," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "I still think we can play good ball on the road. But it's important to go back home for sure.

"Hopefully, we'll do it with a lead, but if not, we have got two games there."

The Cardinals, the only team among the four remaining teams with a World Series title in the last 29 years, were shut down by Wolf. He gave up just six hits and two runs in seven innings, becoming the first NLCS starter to last past six innings. Meanwhile, the Cardinals' starting woes continued. Kyle Lohse gave up six hits and three runs in 4 ⅓ innings, continuing an ugly trend this series in which no starter has lasted past the fifth inning, or thrown more than 90 pitches.

"It was a big feeling just to get back out there again after my last start," said Wolf, who gave up seven earned runs in three innings against Arizona in the Division Series. "Just to be able to get another opportunity to pith again was important. I'll be honest with you, the day after the Diamondbacks' start, I didn't eat or shower that day. I don't know if they call that depression, but it was tough to swallow."

And just what are those emotions now?

"Does that officially declare me bipolar?" he said, laughing. "Regardless of how the game went, I was satisfied with the fact that I was going to have that opportunity. You know, you don't want to just have one opportunity and have it be like it was.

"Regardless of what that result was, I just wanted to be back out there and have some kind of - it's kind of a weird word - but redemption to go back out there."

Yet, no matter home or road, the Brewers' most consistent performers this series has been MVP candidate Ryan Braun and third baseman Jerry Hairston. They combined for four hits, two RBI, two doubles and a run, providing Wolf all of the offense he needs.

Braun became the first player in postseason history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, to reach base safely in the first inning of his last eight postseason games. He is hitting .471 this postseason, with six doubles, two homers, nine RBI and seen runs scored.

"Everyone says what a hot streak he's been on," said Hairston, who's hitting .375 with five doubles, four RBI and six runs. "Hey, he's Ryan. He's been doing that all year long. Probably him or Prince [Fielder] will win the MVP, both deserving of it.

"He's a complete player. He can run, hit for average, hit for power, and he's been clutch for us al year long.

"So, having him to this, it's not surprising. He's been doing it for us the whole season."

Braun, who drove in the go-ahead run in the firth inning, shrugged off his heroics. He just knows that no matter what happens in Game 5, the Brewers are going home, a place where they feel almost invincible.

"We'll never lack confidence," Braun said. "I think we'll feel really good about ourselves regardless of where we are playing, or who we are playing against. Obviously, the goal was to make sure we get an opportunity to go back and play Game 6. If we didn't get to do it, that would have meant our season was over.

"It's well documented that we have played well at home. But these guys are tough. They're are not going to be intimidated by coming to Miller Park by any means, either.

"We knows it's not going to be easy, but certainly we like our chances getting the opportunity go back home."

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